FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK AT SANTA CLARA LAW The Center supports the work of the Public Interest and Social Justice Law Board, which provides financial assistance to law students and graduates who desire to practice law in the public interest. The Center administers the Justice John Paul Stevens Fellowships, the LGBT Legal Issues Summer Grants, Harry and Jean Gluck Social Justice Law Fellowship, and the Santa Cruz County Social Justice Grant. The Center also offers naming opportunities to interested donors. For more information, see law.scu.edu/socialjustice/ directors-page/.
The Public Interest and Social Justice Law Board The Public Interest and Social Justice Law Board funds two financial assistance programs: Income Supplement Grants and Public Interest and Social Justice Law Board, Father Paul Goda, and Mary Emery Summer Grants. For the summer grants, the Law Board funded $82,500 for 17 students working as volunteers with public interest and social justice organizations. These organizations include: Bay Area Legal Aid, Eviction Defense Collaborative, New America Foundation, National Labor Relations Board, San Diego US Attorney’s Office, Legal Services of Northern California, Santa Clara County Office of the District Attorney, Prisoner Legal Services, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, California Coastal Commission, East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, Monterey County Public Defender, Securities & Exchange Commission, and Legal Aid of San Mateo County. 2012-2013 Law Board Members include Richard Berg, (Professor of Law Emeritus); Aileen Casanave, (General Counsel & VP of Business Development Crimp Cabling Concepts); Barbara Dalton, (Public Interest Investigations, Inc.); Sharon Lybeck Hartmann, (Law Offices of Sharon Hartmann); Trevin Hartwell, (Assistant Dean for Law Alumni Development); Colleen Hudgens, (Assistant to the Provost); Matthew Kahn, (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP); Deborah Moss-West, (Assistant Director, Center for Social Justice and Public Service); Jacqueline Wender, (Senior Assistant Dean for Administration); and Stephanie M. Wildman, (John A. and Elizabeth H. Sutro Professor of Law & Director, Center for Social Justice and Public Service).
Justice John Paul Stevens Fellowships In honor of United States Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, Skip Paul ’75 established the Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowships at Santa Clara Law. These fellowships provide financial assistance to Santa Clara Law students to fund public interest and social justice law summer positions. This year the selection committee awarded fellowships to four students: Michael Branson ’13 (United States Environmental Protection Agency); Esther Fallas ’13 (Office of the Federal Public Defender); Siena Kautz ’14 (Alaska Public Defender Agency); and Peter Swiniarski ’14 (Office of the County Counsel and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees).
Harry and Jean Gluck Social Justice Law Fellowship To honor the memory of their parents, Rich Gluck ’90 J.D. and Mitchell Gluck established the Harry and Jean Gluck Social Justice Law Fellowship at Santa Clara Law. This fellowship provides financial assistance to a Santa Clara Law student working in a summer position that promotes the public service and social justice values which characterized the work and lives of Harry and Jean Gluck. Harry Gluck devoted his professional life to bettering the lives and working conditions of public employees throughout California, while Jean Gluck worked tirelessly providing comfort and aid to the homeless and mentally ill. Both also contributed their talents, time, and money to organizations dedicated to promoting equal rights and fighting discrimination in all forms. This year’s recipient, Diego Aviles ’15, worked at Neighborhood Legal Services in Los Angeles County.
Benefit for Justice The Benefit for Justice is the Center’s annual event to raise funds for Public Interest and Social Justice Law Board grants. The 2012 event, held on September 28, raised more than $9,500 for summer grants offered to students committed to performing social justice work. Four individuals received 2012 Social Justice Service Awards for their significant contributions to the social justice and public interest community: Stephen P. Berzon (Altshuler Berzon LLP), David W. Epps ’92 (Santa Clara County Alternate Defender Office), Jessica C. Chan ’13, and Isabella Shin ’13. The success of the 2012 Benefit was aided by the dedicated work of Benefit Chair Alexander Cunny ’13, Event Coordinator Michelle McCully ’14, and Volunteer Coordinator Sophia Areias ’14. The 2013 Benefit for Justice will be on September 27, 2013. Please donate and support law student social justice volunteer work. 25